Our regular weekly guide to what to expect from the week ahead in London, with the restaurants, bars and more opening their doors across town. This week, the team behind The Baring open a new pub in Camberwell, massive shakes come to Soho and lots more...
The Kerfield Arms
Camberwell - 16 Grove Lane, London SE5 8SY
The team behind hit Islington pub The Baring have taken over what was The Crooked Well and transformed it into their newest pub. There will be a similar seasonal approach to the menu, particularly as The Baring's chef is coming over to head up the kitchen at The Kerfield Arms. Dishes on the menu include ricotta & nettle dumplings and fried pig’s head with smoked eel & warm tartare sauce. On top of that, there will be a Sunday lunch featuring Ibérico pork belly and a special weekday lunch deal that starts at £12. The Islington pub is great, so we're expecting big things from this follow-up.
Opening date: 15 April 2025
Ara
Aldgate - 1 New Drum St, London E1 7AY
Ara comes from Murat Kilic, who is the man behind popular Aldgate restaurant Amber, just down the road from Ara. His latest restaurant takes an international approach to the dishes offered on the menu and options like mussels skewers with roasted chicken wings in butter sauce sound like an absolute must-have. There's a big focus on sustainability here too, with the designer of Silo in charge of the look of the restaurant.
Opening date: 15 April 2025
Soft launch: 50% off food from 15-30 April with our offer.
Alfie's
Belgravia - 10 Motcomb Street, London SW1X 8LA
Alfie's is the latest restaurant from the Cubitt House group and it's opening above The Alfred Tennyson pub in Mayfair. It'll be more of an elevated approach than the pub downstairs with executive chef Ben Tish and Head Chef Stevie Phillip (ex-Blanchette and The Dorchester) collaborating on a menu which features pate en croute as well as a pistachio soufflé to finish. There's also a big focus on the wine and the options include a ‘black book’ of rare bottles for the more well-heeled denizens of Belgravia.
Opening date: 14 April 2025
Black Tap Burger
Soho - 4 Glasshouse Street, London W1B 5DQ
Black Tap originates from New York and they've already opened one burger restaurant in Stratford, though this will be their flagship. While the burgers remain a big part of the menu (a new burger includes Stinking Bishop cheese and "Sammy Smith’s apple cider jam"), the Crazy Shakes are the real draw. They're huge concoctions, topped with what's essentially a whole dessert (or two). The new shake here is topped with a slice of New York cheesecake and a whole English funfair-style toffee apple, so come with stretchy trousers.
Opening date: 15 April 2025
Here's what opened last week
One Club Row (Shoreditch) - NYC vibes above The Knave of Clubs
Boxhall (City of London) - Boxpark goes indoors for their first London food hall
Tom Brown at the Capital (Belgravia) - The ex-Cornerstone chef opens a high-end seafood restaurant
Kung Fu Mama (Covent Garden) - Taiwanese noodle company are behind this restaurant
Seventy Five (Carnaby) - Liberty opens a new British restaurant with an ex-Da Terra chef
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